I think it's pretty fair to say that I am worthless today! It's a gloomy Friday Morning. It has been raining off and on for two days now and I am totally ready for our trip to the mountains this weekend :). Claire is playing in a softball tournament so we are heading to beautiful Ruidoso, NM this evening. The only downfall to the trip is that BM (birth mother) and her entire family will be heading that way as well. We owe the pleasure of the their company to one of their extended family members. You see this family member happens to own a cabin there. So BM can go and not have to pay for lodging. Otherwise it would be like any other time we went out of town, she would make an excuse for not going. Oh wait she even does that for games in town! Please disregard the hint of frustration in that last statement LOL. So wish me luck as we head out this evening.
P.S. To everyone who was affected by 9/11 or otherwise I remember. I pray that the Lord will be with you and comfort you.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Holiday weekend
Well we had a wonderful holiday weekend with my family. We drove two hours to Lubbock, Tx to see my family and spend my niece's fourth birthday with her. Claire went with us, but Ryan decided to stay with his mother. This turned out to be a really good thing for him. When we returned from Lubbock on Sunday Claire phoned her mother to ask if she could stay the night with us. She had said she did not want to go home and I was off work Monday so this was acceptable to me and Jerry. However, her mother questioned her as to why and then told her she needed to come to her grandmother's house and eat. So Claire went to eat and then called us 45 minutes later to pick her up. She got into the car with a sad little look on her face. Jerry refused to pull out of the drive way until she told him what was wrong. She began crying and told us that her mother gave her "the look" as soon as she picked up the phone and called us for a ride. She said she was in trouble with her mom because her mom said that she had spend the entire weekend with us and that she needed to spend more time at home. The resolution was that Claire was to be home early on Monday. However, when Jerry called to see about dropping her off before lunch time the mother said that she was busy studying and Claire did not need to come home. Seriously.....make up your mind lady. That evening when Jerry took Claire home the mother told him that Claire always had a bad attitude when she came home from spending a long weekend with us. How she came to this is beyond me. I am just wondering if she needs medication cause I am thinking ummmm bipolar LOL.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Go figure....
So I decided to take it easy on dinner last night since I had to make a trip to the grocery store after work. I warmed up some chili and decided on Frito pie. Quick, easy, but definitely not nutritious, LOL. The one day I take it easy and throw something super quick on their plates also happens to be the same day the school served up Frito pie. Just my luck! Ryan ate it happily and Claire opted to eat noodles instead. Guess that's my lesson of the day....."don't take the easy way out".
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
What a week
The week is only half over and it's been packed full of unwelcomed surprises thus far. The first was a scorpion that we found in the living room on Sunday morning. One of the great joys of living in New Mexico....NOT. I am now a bonified scorpion slayer. However, I believe this incident will detour Ryan from sleeping on the couch in the living room in the future. I don't understand why, but the kids love to sleep in the living room. They each have their own beds, but no matter what, always end up asleep in the living room when they stay with us.
The next bit of new pertains to the house that we are in the process of buying. It appraised for $8,000 less than the original offer amount. This was great news for us, but as you can assume, not so great news for the seller. The surprising part was how the seller's son in law behaved. He acted as though we were trying to rip them off or something! They retracted on including the glass top stove as part of the purchase. Flipping unbelievable. Anyone who has gone through the tedious process of buying or selling a home knows that things can get ugly quick. Also you know that the appraisal is what it is. They compare the home being purchased/sold to others in the area, look at the property, its features and square footage and that's about all it takes for them to determine what the home is worth. They don't care how much the stinking thing sells for cause they get paid for their services regardless. Anyhow, Jerry finally calmed me down and the bottom line is, not only do I we get the house for $8,000 less, but I also get a new stove courtesy of Jerry. I will be extremely happy when the process in complete and we are settled in and unpacked. Don't thinks that's asking to much....do you? LOL
As for work....UGH....is the first thing that comes to mind. It's been slower than usual and my boss is freaking out. He says that no one is getting raises and acts like we are going to go broke. How do you like that for job security? The only thing is that I know where our gross receipts are cause H-E-L-L-O Mr. Bossman I post all the payments and run reports and know that we are only grossed $100.00 less for the period of Jan-Aug of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008. Isn't that kinda why you hired me? You know cause I am pretty smart and know my stuff. I'm just saying :)
So it's my mission now to complete the rest of the week without incident. Not going to let anything else get me down or stress me out. Hmmm or so I say now. Perhaps a nice haircut tomorrow will make the world a better place LOL.
The next bit of new pertains to the house that we are in the process of buying. It appraised for $8,000 less than the original offer amount. This was great news for us, but as you can assume, not so great news for the seller. The surprising part was how the seller's son in law behaved. He acted as though we were trying to rip them off or something! They retracted on including the glass top stove as part of the purchase. Flipping unbelievable. Anyone who has gone through the tedious process of buying or selling a home knows that things can get ugly quick. Also you know that the appraisal is what it is. They compare the home being purchased/sold to others in the area, look at the property, its features and square footage and that's about all it takes for them to determine what the home is worth. They don't care how much the stinking thing sells for cause they get paid for their services regardless. Anyhow, Jerry finally calmed me down and the bottom line is, not only do I we get the house for $8,000 less, but I also get a new stove courtesy of Jerry. I will be extremely happy when the process in complete and we are settled in and unpacked. Don't thinks that's asking to much....do you? LOL
As for work....UGH....is the first thing that comes to mind. It's been slower than usual and my boss is freaking out. He says that no one is getting raises and acts like we are going to go broke. How do you like that for job security? The only thing is that I know where our gross receipts are cause H-E-L-L-O Mr. Bossman I post all the payments and run reports and know that we are only grossed $100.00 less for the period of Jan-Aug of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008. Isn't that kinda why you hired me? You know cause I am pretty smart and know my stuff. I'm just saying :)
So it's my mission now to complete the rest of the week without incident. Not going to let anything else get me down or stress me out. Hmmm or so I say now. Perhaps a nice haircut tomorrow will make the world a better place LOL.
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